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iRiver Clix Gen 2 Review at PC Mag

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PC Magazine have published their review of the iRiver Clix Gen 2 flash MP3 player. ‘The latest iriver clix, the gen 2 (using a naming convention borrowed from Apple's iPods), offers tons of features in a great design. Using flash memory like the nano, it comes in varying capacities (2GB, 4GB, and 8GB; our test unit was 4GB), priced in $50 increments and starting at $149.99 direct. Using the excellent click-screen interface from the previous clix (no scroll wheel-like controls here; iriver actually decided to innovate instead of copy), the newest clix is slimmer than its predecessor.

Its active-matrix OLED (AMOLED) screen is slightly smaller than the displays on the iPod's 30 and 80GB 5th gen models, but has the same resolution—which makes for a sharper (albeit more compact) picture. And because it's AMOLED, the screen draws less power from the battery. The user interface is pretty intuitive too, and the graphics are cool (one background looks like vintage wallpaper). Also, did I mention the player sounds great after you upgrade the lousy included earbuds? If you're not tied to iTunes, the clix is an excellent choice that has plenty of extras, such as an FM tuner and video viewing.’

Read: iriver clix gen 2 – PC Mag

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